Access to prescription information
N.D. Cent. Code § 19-03.5-03
in effect19-03.5-03. Access to prescription information
1. Information submitted to the central repository is confidential and may not be disclosed
except as provided in this section.
2. The board shall maintain procedures to ensure that the privacy, confidentiality, and
security of patient information collected, recorded, transmitted, and maintained is not
disclosed except as provided in this section.
3. Unless disclosure is prohibited by law, the board may provide data in the central
repository to:
a. A prescriber for the purpose of providing medical care to a patient, a dispenser for
the purpose of filling a prescription or providing pharmaceutical care for a patient,
a prescriber or dispenser inquiring about the prescriber's or dispenser's own
prescribing activity, or a prescriber or dispenser in order to further the purposes of
the program;
b. An individual who requests the prescription information of the individual or the
individual's minor child;
c. State boards and regulatory agencies that are responsible for the licensing of
individuals authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances if the board
or regulatory agency is seeking information from the central repository that is
relevant to an investigation of an individual who holds a license issued by that
board or regulatory agency;
d. Local, state, and federal law enforcement or prosecutorial officials engaged in the
enforcement of laws relating to controlled substances who seek information for
the purpose of an investigation or prosecution of the drug-related activity or
probation compliance of an individual;
e. The department for purposes regarding the utilization of controlled substances by
a Medicaid recipient or establishment and enforcement of child support and
medical support;
f. Workforce safety and insurance for purposes regarding the utilization of
controlled substances by a claimant;
g. Judicial authorities under grand jury subpoena or court order or equivalent judicial
process for investigation of criminal violations of controlled substances laws;
h. Public or private entities for statistical, research, or educational purposes after the
information is de-identified with respect to any prescriber, dispenser, or patient
who received a prescription for a controlled substance;
i. A peer review committee which means any committee of a health care
organization, composed of health care providers, employees, administrators,
consultants, agents, or members of the health care organization's governing
body, which conducts professional peer review as defined in chapter 23-34; or
j. A licensed addiction counselor for the purpose of providing services for a licensed
treatment program in this state.
4. The board shall maintain a record of each person who requests information from the
central repository. The board may use the records to document and report statistics
and outcomes. The board may provide records of the requests for information to:
a. A board or regulatory agency responsible for the licensing of individuals
authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances that is engaged in an
investigation of the individual who submitted the request for information from the
central repository; and
b. Local, state, and federal law enforcement or prosecutorial officials engaged in the
enforcement of laws relating to controlled substances for the purpose of an active
investigation of an individual who requested information from the central
repository.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t19c03-5.pdf#nameddest=19-03p5-03Fetched: 10/16/2026